St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-04
TIRE TOURISTS, HEAVEN.
Beautiful Detroit Lake, and the
Comfort which Summer Visitors


Beautiful Detroit Lake. and the
Comfort which Summer Visitors
Cam Enjoy.
Special to the Globe.
DETROIT, Mimi. April 2S.-There is no
portion of Minnesota that abuunds in more
beautiful waters than Becker county, of
which Detroit is the county seat. 1t is lit
orally filled with lacustrine gems, and every
lake abounds in fish. Detroit is a growing
business place. There are several yerv
pretty cottages and quite number of good
business blocks. The people largely came
from New England. They have nice
churches, good school building, and are
fond of newspapers and lectures The pop
ulatiOn numbers about 1000. The situa-
ton OF the little city is beautiful. on a roll
ing, dry prairie, with fine, park-like trees.
but especially renowned for the lakes
which cluster around it, the chief of
which is the Detroit. This lake has nd
wards of thirty-seven miles of wood and farm
and shore, and by its outlet, the Pelican
river, it stretches southwark through other
and connected waters. known as Melissa.
Sally, Pelican and Cormorant lakes. until il
reaches the Red River of the North. Its
treasures OF the finny tribe are ineXhausti-
bic, in consequence of the great mass of
the sport of the rod and hook will find here
a paradise for sport. We have visited
many of the lakes of Wisconsin and North
ern Michigan, but none exceed in natural
beauty Detroit lake. One of the gamiest
| fish in Northwestern waters is the mouth
bass. which are very plentiful here.
as also pike, pickerel, black and
gilled suntlsh. For the hunter this
portion of Minnesota is equally aluring.
1t borders OH the prairie on the southwest,
making it i'll the season an excellent place
! for shooting chickens geese and ducks,
which literally swarm the prairieS and lakes.
| The Hotel Minnesota. on the edge of the
town and overlooking the lake and a wide
track Eof woodland country. is a large and
beautiful three-story building. capable of
| accommodating 100 guests
1T Is OPEN DURING THE SEASON,
and, under the management of its courteous
and able proprietor, John X. West Esq,
can furnish more square comfort and solid
enjoyment than ore usually finds in a popu-
lar watering place. The hotel is well fur
niShed, lighted with gas, and its surround
ings are of the most attractive
character. During the last season up
wards of 3, 900 guests were entertained in il.
Across the lake on its southern arm is the
somewhat famed club house of the DE
trot. St. Louis, Minneapolis and st. Paul
Fishing club" At the foot of the club
house bluff and near the edge of the lake,
two cool, clear and medicinal springs, pos
sessing the better qualities of the Wauke-
sha waters, leap forth into a stream capa-
BILE of supplying 1000 gallons an hour For
asthmatic and maiarial complaints these
are almost a specific. Every convenience
in the way of boats. tackle. guides and eX-
celent living is provided at moderate ex-
pense In fact if a weary business man
or student wants summer of pure recrea-
ton, apart from the four elements
of too much company, with fish
ing, pure air and beautiful scenery,
| have seen no spot yet equal to Detroit.
Mr.. West is contemplating 4 thorough eX-
ploration of the ltasca problem the present
season He will command thoroughly
equipped expedition to the sources of the
Mississippi. furnished with canoes and
guides and will follow the course of the
river as far as Aitken or Brainerd, thus
contributing to the settlement of the veXa
tious question and having at the same time
any amount of enjoyment When the sec
tons regulating the long and the short haul
are settled, and Gen. POpe'S interrogatories
concerning his own bill are answered and
clergymen are renvested with their ancient
rights and privileges, the trains will I'M
doubtedly be filed with tourists to this in
| teresting region.